Smartphone cameras are becoming increasingly powerful-many, in fact, are fully capable of taking very sharp and professional looking photos. But are these phones capable of holding their own against more sophisticated equipment? And which phone does it best?
The last few months have been phenomenal for Android fans, with Samsung's Galaxy line hitting all four carriers and Verizon getting a few, new, better Droids for their customers. But which should you pick? It's actually an easy decision.
A collection of new images of the R2-D2 skinned special edition Droid 2 have been unlocked on Verizon's advertorial web site, showing the phone in much more detail—and revealing this rather nice themed dock.
As Motorola is wont to do, the Droid 2 has been renamed for Europe as the Milestone 2. So much for that Droid Pro rumor.
It seems that Verizon is already pushing out an over-the-air update for the Droid 2. Here's what it covers:
It may not be as big a revelation as "Einhorn Is Finkle", but still: according to Engadget, it looks as though the rumored Droid Pro is actually the Droid 2 with a GSM/HSPA radio thrown in for global calling. Given that there's little separating Droid 2 from Droid, one can happily imagine a future in which Motorola…
Ever since we read someone's first impressions of the Droid 2, I've been itching to see the device torn apart and spread out. As usual, the folks at iFixIt satisfied that craving for gadget gore porn.
This is almost certainly the R2-D2 edition of Verizon's Droid 2. It's the Luke to Vader's black Droid 2, and looks very, very 70s. Perfect for the time travel machine that can only go back 40 years. [Twitter via Engadget]
Not that it's been a very well kept secret, but Motorola and Verizon have officially announced the Droid 2, the Froyo-outfitted, Flash 10.1-equipped successor to the original Droid. It goes on sale tomorrow for $199, after a $100 rebate.
This must be one of the most leaked phones in the history of tech blogs. Found in a newspaper yesterday, this Verizon advert shows the Droid 2, keyboard splayed and all, with the words "coming soon." Yes, but when?
An employee at Best Buy Mobile spotted these suspicious cases in a new delivery, and whaddya know—they're emblazoned with the product name of Motorola's much-hyped Droid 2.
Never underestimate the power of a good pun. Er, maybe the Force of a good pun—Engadget's hearing that the Motorola Droid 2 will launch August 12, including a special R2-D2-bearing edition (presumably for enhanced starship navigation). [Engadget]
A list of Verizon's End of Life devices has surfaced over at DROIDForums.net. Some of the phones will be missed more than others, but none more than Motorola Droid.
According to the folks over at Android and Me, the surprisingly Droid-like Droid 2 will launch on August 23rd. The reason for the wait? So it can be the first phone shipping with Android 2.2 out of the box.
Android and Me has a hands-on video comparison of Droid and Droid 2, along with plenty of benchmarks. It's not far off from the original impressions we saw, but it's the best tale of the tape we've seen yet.
Gizmodo reader Zack recently had a chance to play with Verizon's next offering, the Motorola Droid 2. He sent us his impressions, some details about the specs, and a few extra pictures.
The folks at Droid Life have gotten their hands onto pictures of the Motorola Droid 2 along with some specs. Don't get too excited though, because appearance-wise the device is rather similar to the original Droid.
Those in the know have been tapping their noses wisely, whispering that the Shadow will be the successor to the Droid—the Droid2, if you will. Latest speculation includes the addition of an 8MP camera with 720p video capture.
